What does revenue mean?
Definitions for revenue
ˈrɛv ənˌyu, -əˌnurev·enue
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word revenue.
Princeton's WordNet
gross, revenue, receiptsnoun
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
tax income, taxation, tax revenue, revenuenoun
government income due to taxation
Wiktionary
revenuenoun
The income returned by an investment
revenuenoun
The total income received from a given source
revenuenoun
All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means
revenuenoun
The total sales; turnover.
revenuenoun
The net revenue, net sales.
Etymology: Recorded in English from 1433, "income from property or possessions", from revenue, from "a return" (modern French 'revenu'), the prop. feminine past participle of revenir (=modern French), from revenire, from re- + venire
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Revenuenoun
Income; annual profits received from lands or other funds.
Etymology: revenu, Fr.
They privily send over unto them the revenues, wherewith they are there maintained. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.
She bears a duke’s revenues on her back,
And in her heart scorns our poverty. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.Only I retain
The name and all th’ addition to a king;
The sway, revenue, beloved sons, be yours. William Shakespeare.Many offices are of so small revenue, as not to furnish a man with what is sufficient for the support of his life. William Temple.
If the woman could have been contented with golden eggs, she might have kept that revenue on still. Roger L'Estrange.
His vassals easy, and the owner blest,
They pay a trifle, and enjoy the rest:
Not so a nation’s revenues are paid;
The servant’s faults are on the master laid. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
revenue
Revenue is the total amount of income or earnings generated by the sale of goods or services related to a company's primary operations. It is also referred to as "sales" or "turnover" and serves as the starting point for a company's income statement which is then reduced by expenses to calculate profit or loss.
Webster Dictionary
Revenuenoun
that which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species of property, real or personal; income
Revenuenoun
hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise
Revenuenoun
the annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and receives into the treasury for public use
Etymology: [F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See Come.]
Wikidata
Revenue
In business, revenue or turnover is income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers. In many countries, such as the United Kingdom, revenue is referred to as turnover. Some companies receive revenue from interest, royalties, or other fees. Revenue may refer to business income in general, or it may refer to the amount, in a monetary unit, received during a period of time, as in "Last year, Company X had revenue of $42 million." Profits or net income generally imply total revenue minus total expenses in a given period. In accounting, revenue is often referred to as the "top line" due to its position on the income statement at the very top. This is to be contrasted with the "bottom line" which denotes net income. For non-profit organizations, annual revenue may be referred to as gross receipts. This revenue includes donations from individuals and corporations, support from government agencies, income from activities related to the organization's mission, and income from fundraising activities, membership dues, and financial investments such as stock shares in companies. In general usage, revenue is income received by an organization in the form of cash or cash equivalents. Sales revenue or revenues is income received from selling goods or services over a period of time. Tax revenue is income that a government receives from taxpayers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Revenue
rev′en-ū (earlier rē-ven′ū), n. the receipts or rents from any source: return, as a revenue of praise: income: the income of a state.—n. Rev′enue-cut′ter, an armed vessel employed by custom-house officers in preventing smuggling.—adj. Rev′enued.—ns. Rev′enue-en′sign, a distinctive flag authorised in 1798 in United States; Rev′enue-off′icer, an officer of the customs or excise; In′land-rev′enue, revenue derived from stamps, excise, income-tax, &c. [Fr. revenue, pa.p. of revenir, to return—L. revenīre—re-, back, venīre, to come.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
revenue
In cases of revenue proceedings, the law harshly provides that the onus probandi is to be on the claimant, however injured.
Editors Contribution
revenue
An amount of income.
Government generates its own revenue and apportions it to various elements of society.
Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'revenue' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2569
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'revenue' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2434
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'revenue' in Nouns Frequency: #877
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Anagrams for revenue »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of revenue in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of revenue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of revenue in a Sentence
This sport is much more than the aesthetics that all of us can see above the water, under the water they are battling gravity to execute their routine. These swimmers truly are athletes, and they should be receiving the same level of respect as other sports that produce more revenue and television coverage.
Average revenue per user( ARPU) in lower tier cities is not as low as people imagine, i think we have addressed very well in our taobao apps different demands and levels of consumers.
A lower import duty would increase legal imports and ultimately legal sales. Tax revenue would go up instead of going down.
You are just shifting where the production is coming from and transferring revenue, jobs and security to a foreign country.
Sustainability for advisory revenue will be a question. Volatility for a little bit does n’t derail the cycle, but if it continues for an extended period of time it gets more concerning, at this point it wo n’t halt the market, but with every month that goes by, it gets a little more worrying.
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- دخلArabic
- rèditCatalan, Valencian
- výnosCzech
- skatteindtægt, indtægtDanish
- EinnahmeGerman
- εισόδημαGreek
- rédito, recaudación, retornoSpanish
- liikevaihto, myyntitulo, kokonaistulot, tuotto, verokertymä, tulot, tuloFinnish
- revenuFrench
- teachd-a-steachScottish Gaelic
- राजस्वHindi
- 収入, 収益, 歳入Japanese
- moni whiwhiMāori
- hasil, pendapatanMalay
- overheidsinkomsten, zakencijfer, omzet, staatsinkomsten, inkomen, opbrengst, inkomstenDutch
- dochódPolish
- renda, retorno, receitaPortuguese
- venituriRomanian
- доход, выручка, поступлениеRussian
- prihodSerbo-Croatian
- omsättningSwedish
- வருவாய்Tamil
- lợi tứcVietnamese
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